TaskRabbit – Coming To Your Neighborhood Soon?

I started following the story of TaskRabbit a couple months ago and briefly mentioned it on the work at home jobs page. I decided this innovative and growing company definitely deserves a full write up as it could be a nice source of extra income for many of you – if not now, then soon (you’ll see why I say that as you read through the post).

I want to mention ahead of time, that while most of the feedback I’ve read about the company has been positive, there are concerns that people have expressed that warrant looking into further. I cover those at the end of the article. If there are other questions or concerns you have after reading the article, please post them in the comments section and I’ll try to get the answers for you.

What TaskRabbit Does – It’s Much More Than Just “Helping People Run Errands”

Many articles about TaskRabbit mistakenly state that the company “helps people run errands”. That was my first impression as well. However, as I learned more about the company, watched its videos, read through its success stories, I realized it is MUCH more than that.

In fact, the TaskRabbit stated mission is:

“Our mission is to connect busy people with entrepreneurs who can help them get things done. In the process, we’re bringing back that old time neighborhood spirit.”

Once you get to know more about the company, you’ll quickly see it’s not just about “helping people run errands”. I’ve looked through their member stories and have seen a successful task matchups of all kinds including:

Getting paid to plant trees.

Getting paid to get bikes ready for road travel.

Dog walking

Scanning Receipts

Grocery Shopping

Organizing Family Photos

Organizing QuickBooks

So, no matter what your background, skills, or experience, there’s likely to be some sort of task that you’re qualified to do.

So why do I say they may be coming to your area soon?

Because they have stated their plans to enter many U.S. cities. They’ve also indicated their plan to start expanding to London and Vancouver. because they are getting the funding to help them carry out their vision:

Not only have they been successful in raising money for their venture, but in Januaray 2012 TaskRabbit acquired SkillSlate – a similar company with “a focus on skill-based and artistic tasks – including personal training, tutoring, DJing and even fire dancing.”

Concerns About TaskRabbit

While feedback about the company seems to be mainly positive, here are some concerns some people have expressed about TaskRabbit (note: I do not know if any of these concerns are valid at this point):

Concern that because of the auction process some TaskRabbits end up getting paid very poorly.

Claims of excessive markups by the TaskRabbit company.

Concerns about lack of financial transparency

Concerns about screening of the TaskPosters

TaskRabbit founder, Leigh Busque addressed most of those concerns in her reply here to this article about a somewhat unhappy TaskRabbit. Personally, I found the article quite bizarre – and while it did raise possible concerns, most of the article consisted of the unhappy TaskRabbit contradicting themself several times and clearly not understanding how the TaskPoster review process operates.

Are There Questions Or Concerns You Have About TaskRabbit?

This is a young company and I only recently started paying attention to it. I like the concept, but I would like to look into some of the concerns that I’ve run across – especially about the transparency of the markup amounts. If you have any other questions or concerns, please post them in the comments section and I’ll try to find out what I can either through research or through contacting the company directly.

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About Paul (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth)

I’ve gained a reputation for identifying potential work at home fraud indicators early on through technical analysis of sales letters, industry contacts, and connections. My research has been used as a resource by ABC’s 20/20, National Public Radio’s Marketplace, the New York Post, and Federal Law Enforcement.